It is the City's aim to employ the best-suited person to fill each position based on required standards, training, experience, and abilities to succeed in this professional service organization. Employees are not required to reside in Keene, although employees in some positions may be required, as a condition of employment, to live within a certain radius of the work location to facilitate emergency callbacks.

POLICE OFFICER RECRUITMENT

The application form for employment as a Police Officer is different from the application form used for other City positions. Download it here; and either mail it to Recruitment Officer, Keene Police Department, 400 Marlboro Street, Keene NH 03431-4366; or email it to policerecruiting@ci.keene.nh.us.

The Summer Youth Employment program recruitment, dependent on the operating budget, usually begins in April. This program is four 14- and 15-year-old Keene residents.Read more here.

NOTE

A background investigation is carried out and references are checked by the City prior to anyone's employment. Depending on the position, a pre-employment drug test, physical examination, and/or psychological examination also may also be required. All records are safeguarded in accordance with applicable privacy laws.